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His ears were originally just red, but after being painted on, they became even redder and shinier, making them even more noticeable.

Qing Kuo glanced at it, a smile in his eyes.

Zhou Fu chuckled mischievously from the side, "Why are you so afraid of the cold? The clan leader is finally back, so you don't need to borrow a cub to warm your bed anymore, right?"

Jian Mo looked at the handsome, round-eyed subhuman and subtly changed the subject. "Speaking of the kids, they seem to be having some indigestion lately; we need to be careful about what they eat."

On the day they ate the meat of the dead animal, almost all the children in the tribe participated.

Qiu Li from Zhou Fu's family and Banjiu from Qing Kuo's family were both there, but these two little ones were more familiar with Jian Mo, and when they saw him, they were particularly nervous and hid in the crowd without daring to show their faces.

Jian Mo always gave the kids face; since they didn't step forward, he didn't forcefully drag the two little ones out.

As expected of the little one's own father, as soon as Jian Mo mentioned that they had indigestion, Qing Kuo and Zhou Fu immediately recalled that their little one had indeed been having some indigestion these past two days and hadn't been eating much.

They turned their attention to their child's health and quickly asked, "Why is he suddenly having indigestion?"

Jian Mo then said, "I'm not sure. Eating too much or eating cold or hard food can cause this. Sometimes the kids eat outside too, so please keep an eye on them."

The parents present nodded in agreement.

Just as Qing Kuo was about to say something, a loud scream came from the mountain forest, "Ahhhhhh--"

The sound was unmistakably that of beastmen.

The sub-beastmen, who were taking stock of their supplies, instinctively picked up the wooden sticks, daggers, stones, and other items at hand, looking in surprise and uncertainty toward the direction from which the sound came.

Qing Kuo made a decisive decision. "Come with me and take a look!"

Given the orcs' fighting prowess, their panicked screams must mean something terrible has happened.

Jian Mo's palms were sweating as she ran up the mountain with the crowd, clutching a copper alloy dagger.

Could it be a hungry wild animal that has sneaked in?

Please, please don't let anything happen!

Their Riverside Tribe are built in the valley, which can also be considered as being built against the mountainside.

Except for one side being a river valley, the other three sides are mountains.

The orcs patrolling the mountain take two rounds every day. The wild animals on the mountain have long been cleared out; it's unclear what kind of beasts the orcs have encountered.

They had just reached the foot of the mountain when the beastmen on the mountain came running down.

A flock of birds chased after the beastmen, pecking at them frantically like bees.

They chased the birds away while calling out to them.

It was a bird.

The sub-beastmen who came to help breathed a sigh of relief.

While it's a bit troublesome for a flock of birds to be pecking at a person, it's not a big deal, and judging from the birds' appearance, they aren't poisonous.

Everyone stepped aside and noticed that these young beastmen were in such a hurry that their clothes were disheveled and they looked quite pathetic.

One of the orcs hadn't even fastened his animal skin skirt; he could only hold onto the skirt with one hand and wave the other, trying to scare away the birds circling overhead and behind him. He was in such a hurry that half of his buttocks was exposed.

Jian Mo found it amusing, completely lacking the impact she felt when she saw Wu Jiong's body.

Oh no, how did my mind wander back to that?

Jian Mo's mind was once again filled with images of Wu Jiong's almost perfectly sculpted body, and she could even recall the texture of his body in the light and shadow. Her ears involuntarily grew hot again.

The orcs had attracted so many birds that the patrolling orcs finally noticed the situation and came to help.

There are birds in the tribe, and they usually don't stop the birds when they patrol. They never expected that these birds would attack people like crazy.

Feathers flew everywhere, and the beastmen ran around in panic, covering their heads.

Jian Mo, sensing something was wrong, shouted a warning, "Do you have something on you that's attracting birds?"

The orcs ran and shouted:

"What?! We're practically naked, we don't have anything else on us!!!"

"Exactly! Don't be so rude, Jian Mo, do we look like we're carrying anything? Even if we were, it has nothing to do with these little birds."

"We didn't wear any bird feathers or anything, nor did we take any bird eggs. At most, we've eaten these little birds in the last couple of days."

"Yes, yes, yes, this little bird tastes good."

Qing Kuo shouted from the side, "Then why are they chasing you?"

The beastmen were almost in tears, running and shouting, "Who knows? It can't be that they found out we ate their own kind, can it?!"

One of the orcs couldn't take it anymore, so he tore off his robe and transformed into a giant cat. He stood up on his hind legs, let out a "meow," and waved his cat fists at the flock of birds.

Big cats are much faster than small birds, and they have a natural ability to control small birds.

He quickly chased away the birds that were circling around him.

The other orcs followed suit, transforming into large cats or giant wolves, turning to swat the little birds with their paws, howling and snarling as they sought revenge.

Jian Mo looked at the group of orcs and found it both amusing and funny.

What's the difference between these big cats and dogs and the cats and dogs on Earth?

How could he possibly have any psychological reaction to the dog's body?

Absolutely impossible!

Having convinced herself, Jian Mo calmed down, and her intelligence returned.

He looked at the group of large cats and dogs and asked, "How do you eat? You don't eat them raw, do you?"

The beastmen swatted at the birds, pretending not to hear.

Seeing their expressions, Jian Mo, "Did you just relieve yourself in the woods?"

There aren't any proper toilets in this world; everyone digs holes in the forest to relieve themselves, and then buries them afterward, so it's clean and pollution-free.

Jian Mo guessed it right away, and the beastmen fell silent.

Jian Mo found it even funnier. "Could it be that the little birds found the scent of their own kind in your droppings and went crazy?"

Silence is the answer today.